- Whether they’re made of methane on Saturn’s moon Titan or iron on the exoplanet WASP 76b, alien raindrops behave similarly across the Milky Way. They are always close to the same size, regardless of the liquid they’re made of or the atmosphere they fall in. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics-rain-drop-size-limit-alien-planets 4 comments science
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- Here’s why some raindrops on car windshields go up and others go down | Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics-raindrops-car-windows-gravity-wind 25 comments
- Laser experiments suggest helium rain falls on Jupiter https://www.sciencenews.org/article/helium-rain-jupiter-pressure-laser-experiments-physics 6 comments
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